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Neat new APSR paper by my Vanderbilt colleague Alan Wiseman along with Volden, Treul, and Thomsen: "Legislative Effectiveness, Progressive Ambition, and Electoral Success."
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I think readers interested in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and US policy toward the region will want to stick around to the end of this conversation with Asfandyar Mir.
Excited to share that Cindy Kam’s and my article is published online! We examine item refusal pre- and post-Dobbs and find a significant increase in women’s refusal to disclose their pregnancy status after the decision, with concerning implications for research, policy, and women’s health.
Wrote about political scientists' favorite "Well, actually..." It's our favorite for a reason. With data from New Jersey's recent election. goodauthority.org/news/good-to...
Here's the post on Good Authority! Thanks @goodauth.bsky.social @johnsides.bsky.social & Vanessa Lide! goodauthority.org/news/was-the...
📣📣📣Announcing...Chalkboard Politics @chalkboardpolitics.bsky.social, a podcast by students, for students (and their teachers). Written, edited, and mixed by the students at @siwpscolumbia.bsky.social and distributed by @goodauth.bsky.social. 1/ www.podbean.com/media/share/...
Women in Congress are wealthier than men in Congress.
A new article looks at nearly 40 years of financial disclosures from members of Congress.
See the data in the latest article from @johnsides.bsky.social: goodauthority.org/news/women-i...
Can elections reveal the public’s true opinions? It depends on who shows up to vote.
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Interesting AmericasBarometer result from @johnsides.bsky.social in this week's @goodauth.bsky.social newsletter. Strong public willingness to trade features of democracy (free elections, free expression) for material and physical security, with some party differences.
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John Sides
A TikTok outage more likely explains recent anomalies – there’s no evidence of larger platform changes so far.
Women in Congress are wealthier than men in Congress. A new article looks at nearly 40 years of financial disclosures from members of Congress.
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Did Dobbs have a chilling effect on survey responses?
In POQ, Kam & Marcellin find that women were less willing to disclose their pregnancy status in the nation's premier health survey (BRFSS), on the heels of the Dobbs decision.
Read now: doi.org/10.1093/poq/...
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Pakistan is waging its own war in Afghanistan.
@claryc.bsky.social and Asfandyar Mir discuss how these former allies are now in open conflict – and why this might escalate further.
Read: goodauthority.org/news/pakista...
Fewer people think the American dream is alive – but they disagree on why.
A new book argues that politics influences how we explain inequality.
Read the latest from @johnsides.bsky.social: goodauthority.org/news/fewer-p...
Pakistan is waging its own war in Afghanistan. Christopher Clary and Asfandyar Mir discuss how these former allies are now in open conflict – and why this might escalate further.